To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-5

Where does the story take place?

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Monroeville, Alabama

• Burmingham, Alabama

• Maycomb, Alabama

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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What’s Scout’s real name?

• Boo

• Jean Louise

• Alexandra

• Mayella

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Where is Scout and Jem’s mother?

• She died when Scout was two and Jem was six.

• She ran off with another man when Scout was two and Jem was six.

• She is recovering from consumption in Europe.

• She was killed in a fire a year before the novel starts.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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What is the recluse, Boo Radley, rumored to have done when he was little?

• Bullied a girl at school

• Burnt down Miss Maudie’s house

• Stabbed his father with a pair of scissors

• Killed a mockingbird with his bare hands

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Who is Dill?

• A boy staying next door for the summer whom Scout and Jem befriend

• The owner of the town newspaper

• One of the Ewell kids

• Huck Finn’s younger brother

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Why does the teacher get mad at Scout on the first day of school?

• Because she arrives late

• Because she’s passing notes during class

• Because she knows how to read

• Because Scout calls her names

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Why won’t Walter Cunningham borrow a quarter from Miss Caroline for lunch?

• Because his family is poor and he won’t ever be able to repay it

• Because he doesn’t like Miss Fisher

• Because he’s offended by her offer

• Because he’s not hungry

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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What does Walter do at lunch at the Finches that shocks Scout?

• He picks his nose.

• He’s rude to Calpurnia.

• He pours maple syrup all over his plate of meat and vegetables.

• He refuses to say grace.

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What happens to Burris Ewell?

• Cecil Jacobs beats him up.

• A bug crawls out of his hair.

• Scout tells lies about him to Miss Caroline.

• He gets kicked out of school.

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When do the Ewell kids go to school?

• Only when the weather is warm and they don’t have to wear shoes

• Only on the first day of every school year

• Only for first and second grade

• Only when their father is out of town

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